Top 50 Albums of 2012

When it came time to make my best albums of the year list, I planned on only having 25 albums like I did for my Top 25 Albums of 2011, but I had such a hard time narrowing it down that I decided to expand it to 50. My list is admittedly skewed towards indie, folk and rock but I’m working on expanding my horizons. What do you think? I’d love to hear your comments. What did I miss?

Take a listen or subscribe to the list on Spotify: Best Albums of 2012

  1. Kishi Bashi – 151a
  2. Menomena – Moms
  3. Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls
  4. Maps and Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful
  5. The Shins – Port of Morrow
  6. Ben Sollee – Half Made Man
  7. Beach House – Bloom
  8. Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel
  9. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
  10. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
  11. Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship
  12. Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
  13. Ramona Falls – Prophet
  14. The Tallest Man on Earth – There’s No Leaving Now
  15. Book On Tape Worm – All The World’s A Stage
  16. Passion Pit – Gossamer
  17. Trampled By Turtles – Stars and Satellites
  18. Father John Misty – Fear Fun
  19. Dr. Dog – Be The Void
  20. Benjamin Gibbard – Former Lives
  21. Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur
  22. Jack White – Blunderbuss
  23. The Walkmen – Heaven
  24. The Helio Sequence – Negotiations
  25. Grizzly Bear – Shields
  26. The xx – Coexist
  27. Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself
  28. Ultraista – Ultraista
  29. The Maccabees – Given To The Wild
  30. Band of Horses – Mirage Rock
  31. Islands – A Sleep & A Forgetting
  32. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
  33. David Bryne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant
  34. Galactic – Carnivale Electricos
  35. The Killers – Battle Born
  36. Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon
  37. Hot Chip – In Our Heads
  38. Yellow Ostrich – Strange Land
  39. The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter
  40. Tennis – Young & Old
  41. Sigur Ros – Valtari
  42. Norah Jones – Little Broken Hearts
  43. Joshua James – From the Top of Williamette Mountain
  44. Murder By Death – Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon
  45. Mumford and Sons – Babel
  46. M. Ward – Wasteland Companion
  47. Heartless Bastards – Arrow
  48. Paul Banks – Banks
  49. Grimes – Visions
  50. Paul Weller – Sonik Kicks
Honorable Mentions:
  • Wild Nothing – Nocturne
  • Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man
  • Tame Impala – Lonerism
  • Bob Dylan – Tempest
  • The Lumineers – The Lumineers
  • Billy Bragg & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue vol. 3
  • Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose
  • Jay William Henderson – The Sun Will Burn Our Eyes
  • Bruce Spingsteen – Wrecking Ball
  • Noel Gallagher – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
  • Lambchop – Mr. M
  • Best Coast – The Only Place
  • Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire
  • Neon Trees – Picture Show
  • Fun. – Some Nights
  • Air – Le voyage dans la lune
  • Minus The Beat – Infinity Overhead
  • Matt & Kim – Lightning
  • For All the Girls – For All The Girls
  • Tu Fawning – A Monument
  • Ty Segall – Twins
  • Punch Brothers – Who’s Feeling Young Now?
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania
  • Dan Deacon – America
  • Miike Snow – Happy To You

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